Biographies: Harry M. COLEMAN, M.D., Barron, Barron Co., WI ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Victor Gulickson 23 March 1999 ==================================================================== Harry M. Coleman, M. D., a widely known surgeon and medical practitioner and one of the two responsible heads of the Barron City hospital at Barron, was born at Menomonie, Wis., Nov. 3, 1869, the son of Edwin C. and Isabella J. (Cuscaden) Coleman. His early education was received in the public schools of his native place and of Rice Lake, this county. In 1887, he entered Hamline university, St. Paul, Minn., and took a full four years' course there. In 1891 he entered the University of Wisconsin, where he took a year's course in the College of Engineering. From a youth up he has been much interested in athletics and consequently took an active part in college sports. At Madison he made the varsity eleven as left half back. In the fall of 1894 he entered the medical school of the University of Minnesota, and was graduated with his degree in medicine in 1897. With this preparation he opened an office at Thompson, N. D. In 1899 he moved from there to Hankinson, N. D., where he practiced his profession and had charge of a hospital. Two years later, in 1901, he came to Barron, and formed a partnership with his brother-in-law, Dr. Clark C. Post. Later in the year the two physicians established the Barron City hospital. In 1920 they bought the Jerome Coe property on La Salle street, which they have fitted up as a modern hospital with 20 beds. The hospital fills a vital and increasing need in the community, and is a decided advance in community welfare. Dr. Coleman has also built up a large city and country practice. He keeps thoroughly abreast of the times in his profession and has the respect of his fellow practitioners and the confidence of the public. Dr. Coleman has found his recreation in a fine dairy farm a mile south of Barron. This farm is a model place in every particular, with a sightly set of buildings, and with all the modern equipment in the way of tools, implements and machinery. He specializes in breeding registered Guernsey cattle and full blooded Duroc Jersey swine. Dr. Coleman has been active in public affairs, and has done his duty as a good citizen in every respect. He has performed most efficient service as health officer of Barron, and has been a valued member of the city school board. Politically, he is a Republican. Dr. Coleman served twenty-two months in the medical department of the United States Army, during the participation of this country in the World war. Offering his services June 8, 1917, he was commissioned first lieutenant and took the oath July 7, 1917. On July 26, following, he entered the officers' training camp at Fort Riley, Kansas, and after one month's intensive training, he was ordered to Camp Lewis, Washington, where he served as special tuberculosis examiner. He was commissioned captain in August, 1918 and sent to Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, and put in charge of the tuberculosis ward at that place. He was discharged May 28, 1919. Since then he has continued his work in Barron. He is much interested in the modern movements toward higher physical standards, and is doing valued work as assistant surgeon in the United States public health service. As an ex-soldier he takes an active part in the affairs of the Ben Brown post of the American Legion, at Barron, and served as its first commander, getting the post well established before his term expired. Fraternally, Dr. Coleman is a thirty-second degree Mason and a Shriner, belonging to Tripoli Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S., at Milwaukee. He is also a member of the local lodges of the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen of America. He was married, June 8, 1898, to Bessie P. Post, who was born at Avoca, Wis., Sept. 17, 1875, daughter of DeWitt and Helen (Kinzie) Post. Dr. and Mrs. Coleman have two children: Edwin Dewitt, born March 16, 1899, in Thompson, N. D.; graduated from the Barron High school in 1917 and from the engineering department of the University of Wisconsin in 1922. Harry Clark, born May 12, 1910, is now a pupil in the public schools. The family faith is that of the Episcopal church. --Taken from History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., Minneapolis, Minn., March 1, 1922, pp. 84-85